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hydraulic shovel
hydraulic shovel
Machine made up of a pivot cab with a bucket attached for moving various types of material.
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tooth
Protrusions along the rim of the bucket that cut into the material to be moved.
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Combustion engine in which the compressed air becomes sufficiently hot to ignite the injected fuel.
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pivot cab
Platform that supports the boom and rotates on the turntable.
turntable
Circular path on which the cab rolls as it pivots on a vertical axle.
bucket cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the back-and-forth movement of the bucket.
arm
Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the bucket toward and away from the tractor.
hinge pin
Axle enabling the arm to articulate with the boom.
backward bucket
Bucket for digging into the ground; it is loaded by dragging it toward the tractor.
outrigger
Retractable component that stabilizes the machine when the shovel is in use.
frame
The hydraulic shovel’s metal structure.
counterweight
Weight counterbalancing the load in the shovel to stabilize the shovel.
cab
Compartment from which the operator manipulates the shovel.
boom cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the boom.
boom
Oscillating part of the backhoe that moves the arm and thus the bucket up and down.
arm cylinder
Hydraulic device consisting of a telescopic arm that controls the movement of the arm.